How do you create a story that remains entertaining for hundreds of hours, thousands of pages later? The Anime Ichiban team tackles this question when debating what goes into a successful long-running anime series. They also dive into the unique nature of Octopath Traveler’s divisive story-telling as well as Cells at Work!‘s ability to portray niche topics in fun, yet accurate, ways.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introductions
2:51 – Topic: Making long-running series work and the tricky art of filler material
13:00 – Octopath Traveler and the nature of long JRPG’s
38:20 – Cells at Work! and Anime’s Portrayal of Niche Topics
55:43 – Closing Remarks
TRACKS
Intro – “Make my story” by Lenny code fiction ( My Hero Academia Season 3 second opening theme)
Intermission – “Fish” by Kaleidoscope
Outro -“CheerS” by ClariS (Cells at Work! opening theme)
Anime Ichiban 32: The Art of Following a Formula
Anime Ichiban 31: The Episode Where We Get Political
Anime Ichiban 30: Brand New Shows and Brand New Animals
Anime Ichiban 29: Showing Tropes the Ropes
Anime Ichiban 28: The Key to a Dog's Heart
Anime Ichiban EX: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Spoiler-Cast
Anime Ichiban 27: Antagonizing Cicadas
Anime Ichiban 26: Isekai From the Comfort of Your Home
Anime Ichiban 25: A Recipe for Romance
Anime Ichiban 24: Forecasting the Anime Awards
Anime Ichiban 23: New Decade, Same Questionable Tastes
Anime Ichiban 22: Those That Make History
Anime Ichiban 21: Explosions are so Kakkoii!
Anime Ichiban 20: See You Space Shounen
Anime Ichiban 19: Food for Thought
Anime Ichiban 18: Wanna Be KFC's #1 Fan
Anime Ichiban 17: Be Happy, Watch Anime
Anime Ichiban 16: Detonation!
Anime Ichiban 15: Location, Location, Localization
Anime Ichiban 14: The Old is New and The New is Old
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